Safety hair-straightening device



E. 8. LEE.

SAFETY HAIR STRAIGHTENING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT 23,1921.

Patented 0st. 17, 1922.

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barren srarss EDWIN s. LEE, or KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

SAFETY HAIR-STRAIGHTENING DEVICE.

Application filed September 23, 1921., Serial No. 502,614.

T 0 all w hem it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN 8. LEE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety Hair-Straightening Devices, of which the followin is a specification.

lly invention relates to improvements in devices for straightening curlyhair, and the present invention is an improvement over my U. S. LettersPatent issued on the 19th day of July, 1921, under No. 1,384,906.

One of the important features of the present invention resides in thenovel construction of the ironing member which is provided at one sidewith a series of transverse teeth which present a relatively longsurface to the curly hair and are therefore eflicient in straighteningsaid hair. Another feature of the ironing member resides in a plainsmooth surface for application to the hair after the same has beentreated with the toothed portion of the ironing! member.

Other features will hereinafter appear, and in order that the inventionmay be fully understood, reference will now be had to the accompanyingdrawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the device with some f the parts partlybroken away.

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the device.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail showing how the ironing member maybeadjusted in its holder to present either the toothed surface or theplain surface for use.

Fig. 4 is an inverted detail perspective view of the ironing member.

Referring now in detail to the various parts, 2 designates a handlewhich is, preferably, made from a piece of coiled wire, s that saidhandle will not become heated during the heating of the ironing member4. The ends of the wire handle 2 are incased in caps 6, which areornamental in appearance and hold a shank 8 in assembled position withsaid handle 2. The shank 8 extends forwardly of the handle 2 and isprovided with an upwardly projecting lug 10 for a purpose which willhereinafter appear.

A bifurcated member consisting of two elements 12 is Secured to theshank 8 by a rivet 14 and a set screw 16, which latter extends looselythrough openings in one of said bifurcated members and the shank 8 andis threaded into the other bifurcated member, see dotted lines Fig. 3.By loosening the set screws 16 the forward ends of the elements 12 maybe sprung in opposite directions to admit the axis 18 of the ironlngmember 4 to holes 20 in the forward ends of said elements 12. Thisoperation also admits either lugs 22 or 24 on the ends of the ironingmember 4 to holes 26 in the elements 12.

The ironing member 4 is provided at one side with. a series oftransverse teeth 28 spaced apart to admit the curly hair to bestraightened. The ironing member 4 is also provided with a plain Smoothsurface 30 to be run over the hair after the same has been straightenedby the teeth 28.

The hot ironing member 4 is prevented from coming into direct contactwith the scalp by a comb 32 having oppositely-disposed teeth 34, whichextend below the ironing member 4 as disclosed by Fig. 1. The comb teeth34 as well as the rear ends 35 of the teeth 28 are curved rearwardly insuch manner as to pick up the curly hair and direct it into the groovesbetween the teeth 28 when the device is drawn backwardly through thehair.

In order to prevent the comb 32 from becoming heated during the heatingof the ironing member 4, said comb 32 is mounted upon an arm 36 securedat its rear end by a pivot 38 to lugs 40 projecting upwardly from therear ends of the elements 12. This construction enables the comb 32 tobe swung upwardly and backwardly away from the ironing member 4 duringheating of the same. When the comb 32 is swung in position over theironing member 4 the arm 36 contacts and is sup-ported by a shoulder 42on the lug 10 and secured in position upon said shoulder 42 by a pivotedlatch 44, the forward end of which is adjusted into engagement with thehook 10.

In practice when the toothed side of the ironing member 4 is to be usedit is adjusted on its axis 18 to bring the teeth 28 into operativeposition and the lugs 22 in position to enter the holes 26 in theelements 12, which latter are sprung apart as shown by Fig. 3, for thatpurpose. The elements 12 are then permitted to spring toward each otherto engage and hold the comb 4, and are reliably secured against theforward portion of the shank 8 by the set screw 16.

When the smooth surface 30 of the iromng member 4 is to be used thelatter is rotated to bring the lugs into coincidence with the holes 26of the elements 12, which are manipulated in the same manner as abovedescribed to receive the lugs 22.

From the foregoing description it is apparent that I have produced ahair straightening device in which the parts can be readily assembledand adjusted to their respective positions, and by providing the ironingmember 4 with the relatively long teeth 28, said ironing member willprove very efficient in straightening curly hair.

Vhile I have shown and described the preferred construction,;arrangement and combination of parts, I reserve the right to make suchchanges as properly fall within the spirit and scope of the appendedclaims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is:

1. A device of the character described consisting of an ironing memberhaving a plain surface and a toothed surface, and a supporting memberhaving a handle thereto and in which said ironingmember is adjustablymounted so that either its plain surface or toothed surface may bepresented for use.

2. A device of the character described consisting of an ironingmemberhaving a plain surface and a toothed surface, a supporting member havinga handle thereto and in which said ironing member is adjustably mountedso that either its plain surface or toothed surface may be presented.for use, and a comb associated with said ironing member and providedwith teeth which proje'ct below the surface of the ironing member.

3. A device of the character described consisting of an ironing memberhaving a plain surface and a toothed surface, a supporting member havinga handle thereto, an axis to the ironing member which is journaled insaid supporting member, so that said ironing member may be adjusted topresent either its plain surface or toothed surface, and meansassociated with the supporting member and the ironing member to securethe latter in either of its adjusted positions. I

4. A device of the character described consisting of an ironing memberhaving a plain surface and a toothed surface, a supporting member havinga handle thereto and in which said ironing member is adj ustably mountedso, that either its plain surface or toothed surface may be presentedfor use, a comb associated with the ironing member, an arm carrying said-comb at one end and pivoted at its opposite end to the supportingmember, a hook on the supporting member provided with a shoulder uponwhichthe arm is adapted to rest, and a latch mounted on the arm andadapted to engage said hook to hold the arm in engagement with theshoulder. y

In testimony whereof, I. aflix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

EDWIN S. LEE.

Witnesses L. J. FISCHER, F. C. FISCHER.

